Sprinkling-hose support



Jarig 7, 1927. 1,631,849

H. P. ARNT srnmxnms nosa surron'r Filed Haren 25. 1922 f the stream of water lengthwise ofa border-V` ing `ground area which it lisfdesired to mois-ten.

Patented June 7, 1927.

I y'uairri,` ster-Es vHERALD P. Artnr, or LAKEWOOD, omo.

SPRINKLING-Hosn SUPPORT.

lApplication filedv March 25, 1922. Serial No. 546,734.

My invention relates to a sprinkling r.hose support adapted Vfor instance, to carry and direct the nozzled end of a garden hose.

l ani well aware that lthe art of ,water ysprinklers' is highly developed` but have realized that the spraying devices which spread streams of water over a lcircular area i are frequently unsatisfactory when it is desired to sprinkle ground space defined by'a straight line such asalonga curb or sidewallror along a neighbors line. The saine is true when it is ydesired to concentrate vthe water flow upon an elongated lflower bed. T he reason whirling sprinklersare unsatisfactory is becausealarge percent of 'the' water discharged therefrom may bey considered wasted under the circumstances I have just enumerated', because it becomes deposited either upon a street,- sidewallr or neighbor property.

lccordingly, theobject of my invention has been the design of a support whichwill be v(Llurable sufiiciently economical of manu-y facture, easily portable and very readily adjusted by a single securing means so las both to clamp different sized hose and rto ,vary the inclination at which the spraynozzle is held. Besides7 the structure Ifh'ave designed permits of `lhaving its component elements readily .disassembled,thereby allowing the parts to vbe `more com'pactly shipped. ,My supportlincludes a weighted-base and a detachable pedestal which carries an adjust able hose clamp intended to lbind the hose near the discharge ynozzle and to.l be fixed in various angularpositions so asto direct Adverting to the drawings:

`Figure l is a side elevation of a structure embodying my invention carrying the discharged end of a hose.

'Figuren-is an' enlarged side elevation of Figure I, portions of the hose and nozzle be ing shown in dotted lines.

Figure III is a section on line III- HI of Figure Il.

Figure IV is a section on line IV-IV of Figure Il.

Figure V is an end View showing the hose clamp in its closed position.

Figure VI is a similar View showing the hose clamp in its open position.

Figure VII is a side view of one detail togetherv with a fragmentary View of'an attached part.

Figures VIII and IX area side view and an end View respectively of onek of the 'clamping shells.

"FiguresX and XI `are side views of a bolt viewed from right a'ngularly related ldirections.A i

A weighted base 1 which as shown is a circular'casting of spider construction includingv four upwardly inclined Vradial arms 2 adapted to support a central bossB in a position such that its bottom is lelevated with 'respect to the bottomA of the annular rim l las ,indicated by the dotted lines in Figure II. The boss 3 is fashioned Ywith a four sided bored inwhich is rfitted" the squared lowerend 5 of a pedestal, in such a manner that the extremity projects' beyond v the bottom of the part 3 where it is `rp rovided with a hole 6 forthe reception of a cotter pin. 7 l In this way thel` pedestal 5 yand baise 1 are detaehably'connected. Y

The upper end 8 of the pedestal -is widened in one direction'and narrowed in a trans-y versedirection, and is provided near its top with a hole QeXtending inthe -directionnin which the shortest dimensionis to be meas- Y aired. Abfoltl'lO, shown in` detailrinV Figures X and XLincludes a threaded end 11 and any intermediate portion of its*v shank fashionedwith oppositely disposed flat sides 1Q. The other end of thebolt detachably carries a head 13 fixed inkany feasible manner to the shank, though as exemplifiedv in the drawings, locked thereto by means of a pin 14. rvThe head 13 isi fashioned on tphe'side facing` the/threaded'end 11 with a cylindrical surface 15, thejpurpose of which will hereinafter become 'evident'. A` clamping ,washer 16 loosely'I carried by the bolt is vlikewiselYfztshion'ed'v with a 'cylindrical surface. 17 l' intended to Vbe opposed to lthe surface 15. A wingjlnut 1S is applied `tov .the threads `11 and servesZ either to force the washer 16 toward the head 13 or when loosened permits the washer 1G to move away from the head 18 as will be readily understood.

A pair of concavo-eonveX hose-clamping shells 19 and 20 have their upper ends include `arcuate sections with their concave surfaces opposed and purposed to envelop.. and clamp a hose. The lower ends 21 and 22 of the shells have their convex surfaces opposed and are fashioned each with a cross slot 23 through which the smaller unthreaded end of the bolt loosely extends. The slots 23 are longer than the diameter of the shank of thev bolt, so that the shells may be reciprocably adjusted crosswise of as well as along the bolt shank, the dat sides 12 of the bolt meanwhile guiding the elongated spect to the pedestal. clamped within the shells 19 and 20 in Figstraight sides of the slots 23. It will be observed that the concavo-convex lower ends 21 and 22 of the shells conform in curvature to the surfaces 16 and 15, thereby enabling a limited adjustment of the shells 19 and 20 relatively to each other, without, however,l

ure V and the hose is shown in Figures I and Il to carry a nozzle 25. An especial feature of my invention is that a tightening movement imparted to the wing` nut 18 simultaneously fixes not only the shells 19 and` 2O with respect to each other but also the bolt with respect to the pedestal thereby both simplifying and expediting a fixing of the parts in any desired position ofA adjustment. ln operation, after the wing nut has been unscrewed a suitable distance the connection of the parts carried by the top of the pedestal will be so loosened as to enable separation of the shells 19 and 20, or per mit of causing them to describe arcs as a rocking movement within an axial plane of the bolt or permit of effecting a turning movement of both shells together withthe bolt within the hole 9. After the hose 24 has been inserted between lthe upper ends 19 and 2O and while the latter are held at the desired inclination, the wing nut 18y may be speedily tightened to simultaneously bind all the parts together.

I claimt- V1. A device of the character described comprising the combination of a support, a bolt carried thereby and having' a shank fashioned with a flat side, andvclamping shank fashioned with oppositely disposed flat sides, a pair vof clamping elementseach.

fashioned withv an elongated aperture having adapted to be engaged by the flat sides of said bolt which passes through the aperoppositely f disposed straight edges tures in said elem-ents, the arrangement being such as to permit reciprocal adjustment while being locked against relative turning movement, and means for fixing the'parts with respect to said support and each other.

3. A device ofthe character described comprisingthe combination of a support, a bolt carried thereby, a pair of clamping elements each fashioned with an elongated aperture through which said bolt loosely passes, the arrangement being Such as to permit reciprocal adjustment of `said ,elements both along and crosswise of Said bolt, and means for fixing thel parts in a Vchosen position of adjustment. y

1l. A device of the character described comprising the combination of a; Support, a bolt carried thereby and having a head fashioned with a curved surface, a pair of clamping elements each having a complementally curved surface, the'l-atter being fashioned each with an elongated aperture,

said bolt being loosely passed through said A apertures, the arrangement being such as to permit reciprocal adjustment of said elements both along and crosswise of said bolt, a rwasher fashioned with ak curved surface opposed to the corresponding bolt head surface and adapted to cooperate therewith to clamp said elements against' said support Vand a nut for drawing said head and nut HERALD P. ARNT. 

